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>>I mean four films covering over 25 years of found footage >for >>one family is really lame... > >Why is that? And what does that have to do with Saw? Have you >seen the third? Because that makes 1/2 make perfect sense. It >adds a ton of context to both films. > >>The format is watered down, since the most powerful impact >of >>the first film was that originally Katie either slits her >own >>neck right in front the camera and dies or gets shot by >>police; that was it, that was really all we needed... > >Hardly. The most powerful impact was the demon, finding the >burnt picture, seeing her man get drug out the place, I >mean... that's your opinion and all but there are so many >impactful moments that you've got to be ignoring to say her >dying was more powerful than the picture or the sight of the >demon. > >>PA2 was a stretch, but a convoluted plot, we find a >different >>family who also has a need to record every damn thing at >night >>is running into the same problems at the same time, which >also >>happens to be Katie's sister. It answers the questions that >we >>have surrounding the beginning and the ending of the first >>film. It wasn't necessary, but again, it filled in a few >plot >>holes and that was more than ENOUGH.... > >It fleshed out the story and introduced a mythology to the >story. It did a HELL of a lot more than fill holes, and it's >NOT a "different family"- it's Katies family, and again... it >makes perfect sense why those same problems would happen. > >>PA3 then takes us back to the eighties, WTF? We now have to >>accept to younger actresses as Katie and Kristi and again, >the >>spooky shit is happening back then and being presented to us >>as "found footage". What takes away the mystique of film >>making is the mechanism verifying the need for an audience >to >>watch this "mockumentary". After Blair Witch Project, the >>"found footage" was deemed to be fictional, we all know it >>never happened, but you have to wheel us in with good bait >in >>order us to believe that this happened in order for us to >care >>for the "real people" that are being terrorized by this >entity >>known as "Toby". PA3 had its moments, but went into the >>unnecessary realm, which just didn't work for me. > >This is retarded. Nobody "believes" this happened, and never >did- nobody smart or sane, that is. "Found footage" is a story >telling device, and unless you're a complete idiot, you don't >believe it actually happened. > >>After PA 3 I thought any else involving Katie would be too >>much of a stretch. From the trailer, it eludes to the fact >>that she somehow managed to survive with Hunter as a demon >>possessed entity for two years and even got a house? WTF... > >ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz > >Dog > >Just don't see it. > >I can't see how you saw the third based on your reviews of the >first two. Avoid the 4th, or at least get your head on >straight, because you have some absurd "points" that show >you're just plain not paying attention.
You can disagree, it's not a matter of being right; however, many people lose interest with sequels when its not even necessary to complete a tale of events. Paranormal Activity 4 is not necessary to finish telling the story of Katie, Kristi and Hunter. Part 2 finished it, that should have been the end of it.
And you're wrong about the "found footage" theme of film making. Back when Blair Witch came out in 1999, the whole aura of the film was that it was "real recovered footage" from three college students that were never seen again. The filmmakers made sure that they keep all public appearances to a minimal until after the film was deemed a success.This helped a viral campaign for the Blair Witch itself which caused a hysteria about the wooded areas in Maryland. From the $20,000 it took to make that film it grossed $248 million. The success came from a film that used little money and innovative fright tactics to wheel in the audience because people thought they were actually viewing the last moments of someone's life!
I admit, the Paranormal Activity series is a good late night scary movie to watch with all the lights out; but its time for filmmakers to conclude the series since its reaching for a continuation that's obviously based on the need to make more money...
On The Lookout 4: some new music. WTF is going on this year?
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